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diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/connect.2 b/lib/libc/sys/connect.2 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c673a83 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libc/sys/connect.2 @@ -0,0 +1,170 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1993 +.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 4. 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